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1981 Adrian Dantley (Uta) had 48 points, the 5th time a Mavs opponent had
40+ points and the 3rd of 6 times Dantley had 40+ points against
Dallas.
1986 Brad Davis had 17 assists, the 7th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists
and the 6th of 6 times Davis had 15+ assists with Dallas.
1988 Roy Tarpley had a 20-20 with 25 points and 21 rebounds. It was the
4th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 7 times Tarpley had
a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 17th time a Mavs player had 20+
rebounds and the 6th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas.
1997 Erick Strickland severely sprained his right thumb during the
Washington game. He would miss the next 10 games due to the injury.
1999 The Arena Group signed a contract with American Airlines for the
naming rights to the new arena. The $195 million agreement
included the naming of the new arena as named American Airlines
Center and placement of numerous ads for American Airlines both
inside and outside the arena.
2003 Michael Finley left the Cleveland game at the end of the 1st half
with a strained left hamstring. He would miss the next 13 games
due to the injury.
2011 Shawn Marion did not play in the 2nd half of the San Antonio
game due to an injured right wrist. He would miss the next
due to the injury.
2013 Vince Carter surpassed 22,000 career points.
2015 Activated Al-Farouq Aminu and placed Greg Smith (no injury) on IL.
Aminu (sprained left shoulder) was on IL for 5 days (2 games).
Smith was activated 4 days (2 games) later.
2015 Rookie Elfrid Payton (Orl) had a triple-double with 15 points, 10
rebounds, and 12 assists. It was the 61st time a Mavs opponent
had a triple-double.
2016 Chandler Parsons left the Golden State game during the 3rd quarter
with a strained right knee and did not return. He would later be
diagnosed with a meniscus tear in his right knee and would undergo
surgery on his right knee on 3/24 and was out for the rest of the
season (13 games).
Games
Record: 7-11 (home: 4-5, road: 3-6)
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1981 L @Utah 113-120 -7 MB/BD 25 Lloyd 8 Dantley 48
Adrian Dantley had 48 points, the 5th time a Mavs opponent had 40+
points and the 3rd of 6 times Dantley had 40+ points against Dallas.
Game #76, current record: 12-64, streak: lost 3; final record: 15-67
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1985 L @Denver 111-113 -2 Aguirre 30 Blackman 8 Natt 29
Game #69, current record: 38-31, streak: lost 2; final record: 44-38
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1986 W San Antonio 120-113 +7 Ellis 28 Donaldson 10 Mitchell 37
Brad Davis had 17 assists, the 7th time a Mavs player had 15+ assists
and the 6th of 6 times Davis had 15+ assists with Dallas.
Game #68, current record: 37-31, streak: won 3; final record: 44-38
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1988 W @LA Clippers 106-98 +8 Tarpley 25 Tarpley 21 Woodson 20
Roy Tarpley had a 20-20 with 25 points and 21 rebounds. It was the
4th time a Mavs player had a 20-20 and the 2nd of 7 times Tarpley had
a 20-20 with Dallas. It was the 17th time a Mavs player had 20+
rebounds and the 6th of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas.
Game #63, current record: 43-20, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1989 L @Sacramento 90-100 -10 Dantley 30 Perkins 14 KSmith 23
Game #64, current record: 31-33, streak: lost 6; final record: 38-44
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1990 L @Detroit 84-114 -30 Perkins 18 Tarpley 9 JE/BL 16
Game #63, current record: 34-29, streak: lost 1; final record: 47-35
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1991 W Sacramento 104-86 +18 Blackman 31 McCray 18 Simmons 19
Game #64, current record: 24-40, streak: won 1; final record: 28-54
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1992 L LA Clippers 86-117 -31 Iuzzolino 19 TDavis 11 Manning 23
Game #67, current record: 17-50, streak: lost 11; final record: 22-60
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1995 L @San Antonio 106-116 -10 Mashburn 29 Tarpley 13 Robinson 36
Game #62, current record: 25-37, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1997 L Washington 85-86 -1 Finley 18 Green 11 Webber 20
Erick Strickland severely sprained his right thumb. He would miss
the next 10 games due to the injury.
Game #65, current record: 22-43, streak: lost 1; final record: 24-58
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2000 L Boston 99-104 -5 Finley 28 Nowitzki 11 Walker 29
Game #65, current record: 27-38, streak: lost 1; final record: 40-42
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2003 W Cleveland 114-93 +21 Nowitzki 28 Nowitzki 8 Ilgauska 30
Michael Finley left the game at the end of the 1st half with a
strained left hamstring. He would miss the next 13 games due to the
injury.
Game #67, current record: 51-16, streak: won 3; final record: 60-22
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2007 W @Detroit 92-88 +4 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 12 RMurray 18
Greg Buckner did not play in the game due to a sprained left knee, the 1st
of 4 games he would miss due to the injury.
Game #65, current record: 54-11; streak: won 2; final record: 67-15
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2008 L LA Lakers 100-102 -2 DNowitzki 35 DNowitzki 11 KBryant 29
Dirk Nowitzki missed a 3-pointer at the final buzzer.
The Lakers out-scored Dallas 59-38 in the 1st half and Dallas
out-scored the Lakers 62-43 in the 2nd half.
Game #68, current record: 44-24; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2011 L San Antonio 91-97 -6 DNowitzki 23 DNowitzki 9 TParker 33
Game #69, current record: 48-21; streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2013 W @Atlanta 127-113 +14 DCollison 24 BWright 8 JTeague 19
Dallas shot 12-14 FT and Atlanta shot 21-29 FT.
Vince Carter surpassed 22,000 career points.
Game #67, current record: 32-35; streak: won 1; final record: 41-41
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2015 W Orlando 107-102 +5 DNowitzki 25 3_with 8 VOladipo 19
Dallas led the entire game.
Rookie Elfrid Payton (Orl) had a triple-double with 15 points, 10
rebounds, and 12 assists. It was the 61st time a Mavs opponent
had a triple-double.
Game #69, current record: 44-25; streak: won 3; final record: 50-32
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2016 L Golden State 112-130 -18 DNowitzki 24 DLee 16 KThompson 39
Golden State a 42-36 lead after 1 as they shot 9-12 3-pointers.
Golden State led 73-67 at the half as they shot 15-22 3-pointers.
Golden State shot 22-38 3-pointers in the game, setting the opponent
record for 3-pointers made.
Klay Thompson (GS) shot 10-15 3-pointers, tying the opponent record
for most 3-pointers made.
Chandler Parsons left the game during the 3rd quarter with a
strained right knee and did not return. He would later be
diagnosed with a meniscus tear in his right knee and would
undergo surgery on his right knee on 3/24 and was out for the rest
of the season (13 games).
Game #69, current record: 34-35; streak: lost 2; final record: 42-40